Jack Gleeson
"The King can do as he likes," King Joffrey declared on Sunday's episode of Game of Thrones. The sovereign teen exercised that right both in public and behind closed doors in a sadistic way that made that message painfully clear to his subjects and his uncle Tyrion.
Who else showed their might? Who failed to advance? TVGuide.com breaks down the power shifts in "Garden of Bones":
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Lena Headey
"It's all fallen on me," says Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) in Episode 2 of Game of Thrones' sizzling second season.
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Alfie Allen
On Sunday's Game of Thrones, poor Theon Greyjoy found himself not only humbled, but also humiliated in a really icky way.
The prodigal son returned to the Iron Islands but found that even though the Greyjoys' sigil is a kraken, he was not greeted with open arms, tentacled or otherwise. In fact, Theon's every misstep cost him some influence in the War of Five Kings. Who else faltered? Who prevailed? Who should just give up and join Ser Dontos as a jester? TVGuide.com breaks down the power shifts in "The Night Lands"...
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Game Of Thrones, Jack Gleeson, Carice van Houten
"Power is power," the Queen Regent Cersei told a chastened Littlefinger in the long-awaited Game of Thrones Season 2 premiere.
It's a lesson that the Lannister lady has passed down to her son. In Sunday's episode, both Cersei and Joffrey flex their monarchy muscles among their courtiers, but now that Westeros is embroiled in a civil war among more than one self-styled king, it remains to be seen who actually wields the most influence. Who made a play for power? Who succeeded? Who failed? Who just embarrassed him/herself? TVGuide.com breaks down the power shifts in "The North Remembers":
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Power Tripping
Joffrey Baratheon (Jack Gleeson): He may only be a teenager, but that kid is sitting on the Iron Throne. So far, he's used his power to hold tournaments, give the order to...
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Carice van Houton and Stephen Dillane
No fooling, this April Fool's TV weekend has something for just about everyone.
Starting with the long-awaited (though not nearly as long as Mad Men made us wait) second season of HBO's masterful epic fantasy Game of Thrones (Sunday, 9/8c).
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Rose Leslie
Rose Leslie, who was last seen leaving Downton Abbey as the housemaid-turned-secretary Gwen, will be trading the British period drama for HBO's Game of Thrones, TVGuide.com has confirmed.
Leslie will play...
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Lucian Msamati
Lucian Msamati has joined the burgeoning cast of Game of Thrones, TVGuide.com has confirmed.
Msamati, best known for his role on The No. 1 Ladies Detective Club, will play...
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Robert Pugh
Robert Pugh has been cast as Craster in Game of Thrones, The Hollywood Reporter reports.
Craster is a shaky ally to the Night's Watch and the master of Craster's Keep, which lies beyond the Wall. He is also known for his oppressive relationships with his 19 wives...
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Roy Dotrice, Hannah Murray
Roy Dotrice and Hannah Murray have joined the cast of HBO's Game of Thrones, TVGuide.com has confirmed.
Dotrice, who lends his voice to the audiobook adaptation of George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, on which Game of Thrones is based, will play...
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Gemma Whelan
Game of Thrones has cast its Asha — but she won't be called that.
Gemma Whelan (Gulliver's Travels) will play Theon Greyjoy's Ironborn warrior sister, who will now be called Yara Greyjoy, a show rep confirms.
Liam Cunningham signs on for Game of Thrones
According to Entertainment Weekly, which first reported the news, the name change was made so viewers could avoid confusion ...
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